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[[File:Saari Ollie-Ginny1950.jpeg|thumb|left|[[Ginny Haas]] with her fiancé, [[Oliver Saari]], at Indian Lake, [[Ohio]], during Midwestcon 1. ]] | [[File:Saari Ollie-Ginny1950.jpeg|thumb|left|[[Ginny Haas]] with her fiancé, [[Oliver Saari]], at Indian Lake, [[Ohio]], during Midwestcon 1. ]] | ||
− | [[Midwestcon]] 1 was held | + | [[Midwestcon]] 1 was held during June 1950 in Bellefontaine, [[Ohio]] — the first [[relaxacon]] ever held, anywhere. [[Doc Barrett]] and the [[CFG]] were organizers, and part of the weekend was spent at Doc’s place at Indian Lake. |
Attendees included: [[Bea Mahaffey]], [[Martin Alger]], [[Ollie Saari]], [[Ginny Saari|Ginny Haas]], [[Steve Schultheis]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Doc Barrett]], [[Lloyd Eshbach]], [[David H. Keller]], [[Doc Smith]], [[Howard DeVore]], [[Don Ford]], [[Margaret Ford]], [[Earl Perry]], [[Ed Counts]], [[Arnim Seielstad]], [[Ed Kuss]], [[Randall Garrett]], [[George Young]], [[Art Rapp]] and [[E. E. Evans]]. | Attendees included: [[Bea Mahaffey]], [[Martin Alger]], [[Ollie Saari]], [[Ginny Saari|Ginny Haas]], [[Steve Schultheis]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Doc Barrett]], [[Lloyd Eshbach]], [[David H. Keller]], [[Doc Smith]], [[Howard DeVore]], [[Don Ford]], [[Margaret Ford]], [[Earl Perry]], [[Ed Counts]], [[Arnim Seielstad]], [[Ed Kuss]], [[Randall Garrett]], [[George Young]], [[Art Rapp]] and [[E. E. Evans]]. |
Revision as of 13:16, 25 April 2021
Midwestcon 1 was held during June 1950 in Bellefontaine, Ohio — the first relaxacon ever held, anywhere. Doc Barrett and the CFG were organizers, and part of the weekend was spent at Doc’s place at Indian Lake.
Attendees included: Bea Mahaffey, Martin Alger, Ollie Saari, Ginny Haas, Steve Schultheis, Harlan Ellison, Doc Barrett, Lloyd Eshbach, David H. Keller, Doc Smith, Howard DeVore, Don Ford, Margaret Ford, Earl Perry, Ed Counts, Arnim Seielstad, Ed Kuss, Randall Garrett, George Young, Art Rapp and E. E. Evans.
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